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TASTE, Chandler’s Culinary Festival comes to downtown Ocotillo on Sat. October 19th.

The southeast valley will get a TASTE of over 24 restaurants on the evening of Saturday, October 19th as TASTE Chandler’s Culinary Festival comes to a new location in the Ocotillo part of town. The event will begin at 6 p.m. at 2855 W. Queen Creek Rd. Attendees will have unlimited food tastings (while supplies…

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Save the date: Saturday October 5th for Zoowalk for Autism research.

Saturday October 5th is the date for the 9th Annual Zookwalk at The Phoenix Zoo benefiting Arizona State University’s Autism/ Aspeger’s Research Program. The event starts at 6:30 a.m. with registration and walk to immediately follow your registering. Registration concludes at 8:30 a.m. with the walk expected to end at 9 a.m. Adults are $25…

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Mark your calendar: 6th annual Oktoberfest festival with SanTan Brewing on Saturday, Oktober 5th 2013.

Downtown Chandler becomes Munich, Germany on Saturday Oktober 5th as Basha’s and SanTan Brewing Company celebrate Okoberfest with beer gardens, food, live music and more. Starting at 4:00 p.m. with Bad Cactus Brass Band taking the stage and continuing til 12 midnight attendees will be entertained with tricycle riding, German food, beer games and a…

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“The Pinkest Party in Scottsdale” benefiting the Arizona Institute for Breast Health is this Tuesday, Sept. 10th at The Herb Box Southbridge

In an effort to raise money for women with breast cancer, local non-profit Arizona Institute for Breast Health is throwing the “Pinkest Party in Scottsdale” this Tuesday, Sept. 10th from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Herb Box’s Southbridge location. Tickets are $25 and available at www.AIBH.org or $35 at the door. “For us,…

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Photo: Arizona Restaurant Week preview.

Arizona Restaurant Week www.ArizonaRestaurantWeek.com returns Saturday September 21st – Sunday the 29th, 2013 and I recently was invited to preview some new restaurants along with some long time favorites and a few dishes of what they’ll be serving that week. If a picture is worth a 1,000 words then the following pictures are worth…… Pig…

Chandler AZ based Nuthwhats expands product line & retail availability.

Started back in 1999 by Lisa and Jim Rast, Nutwhats produces a line of sweet snacks that includes brittle called Britty & Scribble and the recently launched line of chocolates called “Bean to Bar” sourced from all over the world and are made from at least 75% Cacao. The beans are imported and the bars…